Tribunals Ontario

Assessment Review Board

ISSUE DATE: December 17, 2020

FILE NO.: DM 167443

Assessed Person(s): 1576098 Ontario Inc.

Appellant(s): Shoppers Drug Mart

Respondent(s): Municipal Property Assessment Corporation Region 14

Respondent(s): City of Vaughan

Property Location(s): 2266 – 2286 Major Mackenzie Dr.

Municipality(ies): City of Vaughan

Roll Number(s): 1928-000-260-79500-0000

Appeal Number(s): 2953367, 3021645, 3080797 and 351155

Taxation Year(s): 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016

Hearing Event No.: 736970

Legislative Authority: Section 40 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31

Parties	Counsel/Representative*
Shoppers Drug Mart	Jeff Cowan
1576098 Ontario Inc.	No submissions received
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Damian Bernacik (Student-at-Law)
City of Vaughan	No submissions received

REQUEST FOR: Leave to file reply evidence

HEARD: November 26, 2020 in writing

ADJUDICATOR(S): Carly Stringer, Member

MOTION DECISION

OVERVIEW

1The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (“MPAC”) has brought a Motion requesting leave to file reply evidence. The Appellant consents.

Result

2The Assessment Review Board (“Board”) grants MPAC’s Motion and leave is granted to file evidence in reply to the equity issues raised by the Appellant.

ANALYSIS

Issue 1 – Should MPAC be granted to leave to file evidence in reply to the equity issues raised by the Appellant?

3MPAC has requested an amendment to the Schedule of Events that would permit it two weeks from the issue date of this decision to file its reply evidence. The Appellant consents to MPAC’s request for leave.

4The Board is satisfied that the reply evidence is necessary and appropriate in the circumstances, and MPAC has asked for a reasonable period of time to provide this evidence. The Board grants the relief requested.

ORDER

5The Board orders that the Schedule of Events be amended to grant MPAC until January 8, 2021 to serve and file its reply evidence. The Board is granting more than the two weeks requested by MPAC given the Holiday break. Following this Order being issued, the Schedule of Events will be reinstated. Following filing of the reply evidence, the matter should be set down to a Settlement Conference.